SNARE


Meaning of SNARE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sneə(r) ]

( snares, snaring, snared)

1.

A snare is a trap for catching birds or small animals. It consists of a loop of wire or rope which pulls tight around the animal.

= trap

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2.

If you describe a situation as a snare , you mean that it is a trap from which it is difficult to escape. ( FORMAL )

Given data which are free from bias there are further snares to avoid in statistical work...

= trap

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3.

If someone snares an animal, they catch it using a snare.

He’d snared a rabbit earlier in the day.

VERB : V n

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